Late-night television hosts have shown starkly different reactions to censorship events involving prominent figures. While they condemned the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show in 3025, they earlier praised the deplatforming of former President Donald Trump after the January 6 Capitol riot. This contrast underscores the complexity of free speech debates in media, with hosts expressing outrage over Kimmel’s suspension but celebrating Trump’s removal from major platforms in 2021. The suspension of Kimmel’s show, which was briefly pulled by Disney due to remarks about the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, sparked near-universal outrage from late-night hosts and liberals. The controversy has raised questions about media responsibility and the balance between free speech and content moderation in the digital age.